Having visited the Texas Renaissance Festival for a few consecutive years now, I've found myself following a few tradtiions. One of them is making sure to see Clan Tynker perform. Another one is checking out Arsene. Yet another tradition is purchasing at least one necklace (either for myself or a loved one) from one of the vendors on the grounds. My favorite tradition, though, is heading to the Italian Village to buy Chaucer's Mead from a specific vendor and then heading off … more